Chris Israel

Actor / Writer / Director

NYC-based, working across film and television.

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Acting

Non-union — Seeking representation

Acting reel — watch on YouTube

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Filmmaker

The Gig

Coming Soon

Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Lead Actor, Editor

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Unemployed Mr. Moonman Productions — 2026 Co-Writer, Co-Director, Producer, Lead Actor

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Electric Dream Debris NYU Intermediate Experimental — 2025 Craft Award: Best Editing, Best Sound Design — NYU New Visions and Voices Festival 2025
Young, Dumb, And Utterly Oblivious Mr. Moonman Productions — 2021
Es Res Non Vos NYU Sight & Sound — 2024
Superhero NYU Sight & Sound — 2024
SodaRock Bard College — 2023

About

Chris Israel is a NYC-based writer, director, and actor. He studied Film at Bard College and is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Spring 2026. His work has screened at festivals in his hometown of Connecticut, as well as at NYU's New Visions and Voices. First and foremost a storyteller, he's focused on connecting audiences through laughter and relatability.